THE USE OF VISUAL FUNCTION INDEX-14 (VF-14) QUESTIONNAIRE IN DETERMINING CATARACT PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE IN JONGGOL SUBDISTRICT, INDONESIA

Nadya Safira (1) , Muhammad Keyvan Fermitaliansyah (2) , Syska Widyawati (3) , Mutmainah Mahyuddin (4)
(1) General Medicine, Brawijaya Duren Tiga Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia , Indonesia
(2) General Medicine, Primaya Hospitals Depok, Indonesia , Indonesia
(3) Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia , Indonesia
(4) Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia , Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction and Objective: Unresolved cataract primarily has caused patients to have disturbance in carrying out daily activities, thus lowering their quality of life (QoL). We aim to use the Visual Function Index-14 (VF-14) questionnaire, one of the most frequently used tools, to discover the extent of daily activities disturbance in patients with cataract.


Methods: In this observational study, we conducted eye screening to 47 subjects in Jonggol subdistrict, Bogor, Indonesia. Patients were asked several questions based on the translated VF-14 questionnaire into Bahasa and also tested to find out their best-corrected visual acuities. Lens examination was carried on using handheld slit lamp.


Result: Out of all 47 subjects, 34 (72,3%) patients had cataract that was marked by lens opacities in either one or both eyes. According to distant vision impairment categories by International Classification of Diseases 11, 8,8% of cataract patients had normal vision from the better eye, 20,6% had mild, 64,7% had moderate, 0% had severe impairment, and 5,9% had blindness. From the assessment using VF-14 translated questionnaire, 14,7% subjects had no disruption in doing daily activities, 82,3% had disruption, and 2,9% could not do the mentioned activities at all. From the Spearman correlation test, there was a significant association with moderate correlation between the degree of vision impairment and QoL (p = 0.006, rs = 0.459).


Conclusion: The majority of cataract patients in Jonggol subdistrict had moderate vision impairment and had disruption in doing daily activities, therefore lowering their QoL.

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Nadya Safira
nadyasafira267@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Muhammad Keyvan Fermitaliansyah
Syska Widyawati
Mutmainah Mahyuddin
Safira, N., Fermitaliansyah, M. K., Widyawati, S., & Mahyuddin, M. (2024). THE USE OF VISUAL FUNCTION INDEX-14 (VF-14) QUESTIONNAIRE IN DETERMINING CATARACT PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE IN JONGGOL SUBDISTRICT, INDONESIA. Ophthalmologica Indonesiana, 49(S1), 130-136. https://doi.org/10.35749/q1xfw158

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